Primary Utility Plant Manager

As part of our regional growth plans, we are currently looking for an experienced Primary Utility Plant Manager with experience in the design and construction of Major Utility Plant such as HV substations, District Cooling Plants and Sewerage Treatment Plants to join our team in Saudi Arabia, providing leadership, direction and management to develop and manage the construction of Primary Utility Plant for a major development in Saudi Arabia

Responsibilities

Performance: Satisfactory delivery of the Infrastructure and Early Works Project Management Consultant contractual scope of services. Identify non-compliances and seek resolution or escalate the issue with recommended mitigation plan.

Procurement: Direct the review of scope briefs for procurement of design consultants and provide coordination in the procurement of construction packages.

Cost: Technical reviews for completeness of established budgets (WBS and CBS align), review cost plans and monitor budgets against design.

Planning: Monitor the timely completion of design deliverables in accordance with construction need dates, review programming and construction sequencing that they reflect plot development programme; and utilities provided in accordance with programme requirements.

Interface: Coordination across all programme consultants e.g., environmental, utility networks etc. and that network delivery teams are coordinated with the Major Plant consultant and contracting team.

Communication: Communication through weekly meetings incorporating progress updates and issue review across all elements of the programme.

Reporting: Weekly updates in the form of a dashboards associated with infrastructure, review all data and evaluate prior to project controls presentation to employer.

Directing the liaison and interfacing with utility companies to ensure the design takes cognisance of their requirements

Faithful+Gould is one of the world’s leading consultancies providing integrated project and programme management services for construction and engineering projects, with a turnover in excess of £200 million.

Faithful+Gould worldwide has access to 2,300 consultants, of whom 400 are located in the Middle East across six offices. We have successfully delivered commercial advice and management support for over 65 years to clients in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, UK, and North America. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atkins Group, the design and engineering company.

Active in the Middle East for 18 years, Faithful+Gould combines in-depth knowledge of the region with the ability to draw on our global resource and constructive expertise, to deliver the most challenging of projects. With registered companies in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, this makes us one of the strongest international construction consultancies in the region.

Requirements

Qualified mechanical / electrical professional who has technical ability and experience in two or preferably three of the following fields – Primary Substations, District Cooling Plants, Sewerage Treatment Plants and / or Lifting / Pumping Stations.

Qualified to BSc, BEng or equivalent as a minimum

Chartered status or equivalent

Considerable relevant and appropriate experience (20 years’ experience with 5 being similar to this project/role)

A demonstrable track record in the delivery of large multi-functional projects.